come nigh

Ex: The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.

acercaron la mesa a la puerta — they moved the table closer o nearer to the door

¿puedes acercarme ese libro? — can you pass o give me that book?

me acercó a la parada — she gave me a ride (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the bus stop

acércate más — ( acercándose al hablante) come o get closer o nearer; ( alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer

se le acercaron dos policías — two policemen came up to o approached him

acercarse a algo — to lean o tend toward(s) something

acercaron la mesa a la puerta — they moved the table closer o nearer to the door

¿puedes acercarme ese libro? — can you pass o give me that book?

me acercó a la parada — she gave me a ride (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the bus stop

acércate más — ( acercándose al hablante) come o get closer o nearer; ( alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer

se le acercaron dos policías — two policemen came up to o approached him

acercarse a algo — to lean o tend toward(s) something

Ex: The order of classes should bring related subjects into proximity.

está casi terminado — it's almost o nearly finished

son ya casi las tres — it's almost o nearly three o'clock

¡huy!, casi me caigo — oops! I almost o nearly fell over

despidieron a la casi totalidad de la plantilla — they sacked virtually o practically the entire staff

ocurre lo mismo en casi todos los países — the same thing happens in virtually o practically all countries

-¿habéis terminado? -casi, casi — "have you finished?" - "just about o very nearly"

• casi nada — almost o virtually nothing, hardly anything

no sabemos casi nada de lo que está ocurriendo — we know almost o virtually nothing about what's going on, we know hardly anything about what's going on

100 dólares..., ¡casi nada! — iró 100 dollars, a mere trifle!

• casi nunca — hardly ever, almost never

• casi siempre — almost always

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

von Nahem — from close to, at close quarters

jdm nah sein — to be near (to) sb

Gott ist uns nah (liter) — God is nigh (liter)

Rettung or Hilfe ist nah — help is at hand

nah(e) bei — close to or by, near

nah(e) liegend Ort — nearby → auch naheliegend

náhe vor — right in front of

jdm zu nah(e) treten (fig) — to offend sb

jdm/einer Sache zu nah(e) kommen — to get too close to sb/sth

wir stehen uns ( geistig) sehr náhe — our views are very close

Weihnachten steht nah(e) bevor — Christmas is just (a)round the corner, Christmas is almost upon us

nah(e) bevorstehend —

mit jdm nah(e) verwandt sein — to be a near relative of sb's, to be closely related to sb

der Ohnmacht/dem Wahnsinn etc nah(e) sein — to be on the verge of fainting/madness etc

in der näheren Umgebung — in the neighbourhood; around here/there; s. auch Osten 3)

nahe an — (+ Dat./Akk.)

von nahem — from close up; at close quarters

aus od. von nah und fern — (geh.) from near and far

jemandem zu nahe treten — (fig.) offend somebody

jemandem die moderne Kunst usw. nahe bringen — make modern art etc. accessible to somebody

jemandem etwas näher bringen — (fig.) make something more real or more accessible to somebody

jemandem nahe gehen — (fig.) affect somebody deeply

einer Sache (Dat.) nahe kommen — (fig.) come close to something; < amount> approximate to something

jemandem [menschlich] näher kommen — get on closer terms with somebody

sich (Dat.) näher kommen — (fig.) become closer

jemandem etwas nahe legen — (fig.) suggest something to somebody

einen Verdacht/einen Gedanken usw. nahe legen — give rise to a suspicion/thought etc.

nahe liegen — (fig.) < thought> suggest itself; <suspicion, question> arise

jemandem nahe stehen — (fig.) be on close or intimate terms with somebody

eine der Witwe nahe stehende Cousine — (fig.) a cousin who is/was on close terms with the widow

in der näheren Umgebung — in the neighbourhood; around here/there; s. auch Osten 3)

nahe an — (+ Dat./Akk.)

aus od. von nah und fern — (geh.) from near and far

jemandem zu nahe treten — (fig.) offend somebody

jemandem die moderne Kunst usw. nahe bringen — make modern art etc. accessible to somebody

jemandem etwas näher bringen — (fig.) make something more real or more accessible to somebody

jemandem nahe gehen — (fig.) affect somebody deeply

einer Sache (Dat.) nahe kommen — (fig.) come close to something; < amount> approximate to something

sich (Dat.) näher kommen — (fig.) become closer

jemandem etwas nahe legen — (fig.) suggest something to somebody

einen Verdacht/einen Gedanken usw. nahe legen — give rise to a suspicion/thought etc.

nahe liegen — (fig.) < thought> suggest itself; <suspicion, question> arise

jemandem nahe stehen — (fig.) be on close or intimate terms with somebody

eine der Witwe nahe stehende Cousine — (fig.) a cousin who is/was on close terms with the widow

von Nahem — from close to, at close quarters

jdm nah sein — to be near (to) sb

Gott ist uns nah (liter) — God is nigh (liter)

Rettung or Hilfe ist nah — help is at hand

nah(e) bei — close to or by, near

nah(e) liegend Ort — nearby → auch naheliegend

náhe vor — right in front of

jdm zu nah(e) treten (fig) — to offend sb

jdm/einer Sache zu nah(e) kommen — to get too close to sb/sth

wir stehen uns ( geistig) sehr náhe — our views are very close

Weihnachten steht nah(e) bevor — Christmas is just (a)round the corner, Christmas is almost upon us

nah(e) bevorstehend —

mit jdm nah(e) verwandt sein — to be a near relative of sb's, to be closely related to sb

der Ohnmacht/dem Wahnsinn etc nah(e) sein — to be on the verge of fainting/madness etc

in der näheren Umgebung — in the neighbourhood; around here/there; s. auch Osten 3)

nahe an — (+ Dat./Akk.)

von nahem — from close up; at close quarters

aus od. von nah und fern — (geh.) from near and far

jemandem zu nahe treten — (fig.) offend somebody

jemandem die moderne Kunst usw. nahe bringen — make modern art etc. accessible to somebody

jemandem etwas näher bringen — (fig.) make something more real or more accessible to somebody

jemandem nahe gehen — (fig.) affect somebody deeply

einer Sache (Dat.) nahe kommen — (fig.) come close to something; < amount> approximate to something

jemandem [menschlich] näher kommen — get on closer terms with somebody

sich (Dat.) näher kommen — (fig.) become closer

jemandem etwas nahe legen — (fig.) suggest something to somebody

einen Verdacht/einen Gedanken usw. nahe legen — give rise to a suspicion/thought etc.

nahe liegen — (fig.) < thought> suggest itself; <suspicion, question> arise

jemandem nahe stehen — (fig.) be on close or intimate terms with somebody

eine der Witwe nahe stehende Cousine — (fig.) a cousin who is/was on close terms with the widow

in der näheren Umgebung — in the neighbourhood; around here/there; s. auch Osten 3)

nahe an — (+ Dat./Akk.)

aus od. von nah und fern — (geh.) from near and far

jemandem zu nahe treten — (fig.) offend somebody

jemandem die moderne Kunst usw. nahe bringen — make modern art etc. accessible to somebody

jemandem etwas näher bringen — (fig.) make something more real or more accessible to somebody

jemandem nahe gehen — (fig.) affect somebody deeply

einer Sache (Dat.) nahe kommen — (fig.) come close to something; < amount> approximate to something

sich (Dat.) näher kommen — (fig.) become closer

jemandem etwas nahe legen — (fig.) suggest something to somebody

einen Verdacht/einen Gedanken usw. nahe legen — give rise to a suspicion/thought etc.

nahe liegen — (fig.) < thought> suggest itself; <suspicion, question> arise

jemandem nahe stehen — (fig.) be on close or intimate terms with somebody

eine der Witwe nahe stehende Cousine — (fig.) a cousin who is/was on close terms with the widow